Is the antibacterial effect of potassium diformate only useful for the growth performance of pigs?

 Potassium diformate after ban has been widely used in pig feed additives because of its good effects on pig production performance, carcass quality and prevention of diarrhea. So, many people have to ask, since potassium diformate can lower the pH of the intestines and regulate the effects of intestinal microbes, is it only useful for pig growth performance? Let's talk about it in detail below.

The antibacterial function and effect of potassium diformate:

(1) Improve the environment in the digestive tract, lower the pH of the stomach and small intestine, and promote the growth of beneficial bacteria.

(2) Instead of antibiotics, it has the effect of antibacterial and growth promoting agents. The addition of potassium diformate can significantly reduce the content of anaerobic bacteria, E. coli and Salmonella in the chyme of the digestive tract. Improve the resistance of animals to diseases and reduce the number of deaths caused by bacterial infections.

(3) Potassium diformate can promote the digestion and absorption of protein and energy by animals, and can also improve the digestion and absorption of various trace components such as nitrogen and phosphorus. Produce green non-resistant feed to reduce environmental emissions;

Under normal circumstances, the pH in the large intestine is relatively acidic. Because under normal circumstances, food is fully digested and absorbed in the small intestine, the digestible carbohydrates and protein are almost completely absorbed, and the remaining fiber that cannot be digested enters the large intestine. The number of microorganisms in the large intestine is 10,000 times that of the small intestine, and their role is to ferment the remaining fibers to produce short-chain volatile fatty acids such as acetic acid, propionic acid and butyric acid.

Therefore, the formic acid released by potassium diformate in an acidic environment is not easy to release hydrogen ions, thereby exerting more antibacterial effects. If there is excessive protein in the food, or the digestibility of the protein is not strong, then there will be excessive non-digestible protein into the large intestine. The result is that the protein is spoiled and alkaline substances such as ammonia are produced. Under this abnormal condition, the pH of the colon is alkaline, which causes many diseases.

As a result, not only pigs can use potassium diformate to inhibit bacteria and gain weight, but also have significant effects in the production of aquatic animals and poultry. It can be made into a premix or a premix first, and then used after being evenly mixed with other components of the compound feed, or it can be used after being evenly mixed with each component of the compound feed.